Arts education expert will speak, lead roundtable

Published: Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, March 8, 2013 at 11:41 p.m.

TUSCALOOSA | An internationally known expert on arts education will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Tuscaloosa River Market, 1900 Jack Warner Parkway.

Marc Bamuthi Joseph, the director of performing arts at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, will discuss the role of artists, patrons and audiences in sustaining American culture. He will share stories about his creative efforts in the context of larger cultural and political discussions. The program will also feature a special step performance by the Lambda Zeta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta.

The event is sponsored by the Unversity of Alabama’s Creative Campus and is free and open to the public.

Joseph will also lead a community roundtable on “The Creative Eco-System” at 4:30 p.m. Monday at the Allen Bales Theater on the University of Alabama campus.

Also, at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in 300 Mortar Board Room of the Ferguson Center, Joseph will lead a discussion with UA faculty about creativity and the learning process.

<p>TUSCALOOSA | An internationally known expert on arts education will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Tuscaloosa River Market, 1900 Jack Warner Parkway.</p><p>Marc Bamuthi Joseph, the director of performing arts at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, will discuss the role of artists, patrons and audiences in sustaining American culture. He will share stories about his creative efforts in the context of larger cultural and political discussions. The program will also feature a special step performance by the Lambda Zeta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta. </p><p>The event is sponsored by the Unversity of Alabama's Creative Campus and is free and open to the public.</p><p>Joseph will also lead a community roundtable on “The Creative Eco-System” at 4:30 p.m. Monday at the Allen Bales Theater on the University of Alabama campus.</p><p>Also, at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in 300 Mortar Board Room of the Ferguson Center, Joseph will lead a discussion with UA faculty about creativity and the learning process.</p>